Reader Comments on Stool Top Decorating Technique from YankeeMagazine.com http://www.yankeemagazine.com/rss/index.php Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:10:22 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.yankeemagazine.com/issues/2009-01/interact/10things/stool-decorating IS THE PAPER CUT IN PIECES LIKE A JIGSAW PUZZLE THEN PUT TOGETHER OR DO THE EDGES OVERLAP? Yankee Publishing (rss@ypi.com) Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:56:58 +0100 http://www.yankeemagazine.com/issues/2009-01/interact/10things/stool-decorating Wow.......I think this is a lovely way to cover anything, from a floor to a chair, stool, etc....very interesting! I;'d never attempt this, except it doesn't appear difficult beyond doing.....I'm copying the instructions so I can attempt my hand at this lovely decorating skill.....many thanks ! Yankee Publishing (rss@ypi.com) Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:09:46 +0100 http://www.yankeemagazine.com/issues/2009-01/interact/10things/stool-decorating Joann: This stool came into being from the scraps of acrylic painted paper left over from other projects, some of which were decades ago. The acrylics I love are iridescent Liquitex Acrylic artist colors because in natural sunlight they pick up light, glimmer and shimmer just as many natural stones do. You may also use any acrylic wall paint along with the iridescent, sponging, brushing, feathering, daubing, layering, stroking. Its much like fingerpainting, but the helpful thing is to hold in your mind what natural stones that you love look like and simply recreate them. Its best to do several different sheets of color and when you're done start ripping! Lay them out first to get an idea of what it will look like. Then glue down pieces and fill in the holes, layer upon layer. Finally, Varathane! When I first begin I have a large piece of contractors paper and a surface on which to paint. I use plastic picnic plates to hold the paints as I add them and mix and blend. A sports bottle of water to squirt into the plate. Sea sponges, brushes, rags, feathers to add marbling & fractures. I add new color to the plate right in with the color I just used. Layer upon layer, bold color here, watered down wash there, feathered lines anywhere I feel, until it feels done. Toss it on the floor, grab a new piece of paper and a new palate of colors and here I go again! Its such fun! Its such a peaceful therapy! HA! Yankee Publishing (rss@ypi.com) Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:18:51 +0100